DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Due to increasing threats of bioterrorism the demand for
The new administration’s strategy in
pharmacists continues to rise. At the CDC, pharmacists deter-
Afghanistan and Pakistan has increased the
mine the drugs that comprise the Strategic National Stockpile.
role of the Department of Agriculture in
The SNS has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies
these war zones. USDA employees’ assist in
to protect the American public if there is a public health emer-
forestry, soil and water conservation, food
gency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake) severe enough
safety, agricultural extension, and veterinary services. For more
to cause local supplies to run out.
information see
USAJobs.com.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
COMMISSION
The Army Corps of Engineers has
The Consumer Product Safety Commis-
more than 3,000 positions for geotechnical
sion recruits engineers, compliance officers,
engineers, structural, mechanical, elec-tri-
toxicologists/chemists, mathematicians,
cal, and environmental engineers; geolo-
statisticians, product safety investigators,
gists, biologists, scientists, indus-trial hygienists, chemists, sur-
pharmacists, attorneys, and computer specialists to help the
veying specialists, architects, archaeologists, project managers,
agency reduce the 25,100 deaths and 33.3 million injuries
project engineers and quality assurance representatives. The
each year related to consumer products. The CPSC also offers
Corps is the third most prolific agency when it comes to hiring.
unpaid training to high school and college students.
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, the
As a part of President Obama’s contract-
oldest agency in the Department of Labor,
ing reform agenda, the Defense Department
currently needs economists, mathematical
plans to hire 50,000 contracting and acquisi-
statisticians, and information technology
tion professionals, beginning with 20,000
specialists in order to collect, analyze, and
new program management, engineering,
disseminate data to the American public, Congress, other agen-
cost analysis, and contract
cies, state and local governments, and business. At the BLS,
administration employees
economists collect data through a variety of technologies. They
synthesize data into technical reports, press releases, articles
DEFENSE INFORMATION
SYSTEMS AGENCY
and media briefings. Mathematical statisticians work on survey
design and estimation. Compu-
The Defense Information Systems
ter programmers write programs using event-driven, object-
Agency provides information technol-
orientated languages and tools.
ogy support directly to the President of the United States, Vice
President, Secretary of Defense, various military services and
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
combatant commands. As part of the Base Closure and Realign-
AND PREVENTION
ment (BRAC) process, 4,300 DISA workers are moving from
The CDC currently has openings for
Northern Virginia to Fort Meade, Maryland. As a result of the
behavioral scientists, biologists, emer-
move, the agency is putting its focus on hiring in the state of
gency response specialists, epidemiologists, health education
Maryland. Fifty people were hired and 3,000 resumes were col-
specialists, and health informatics and scientists. Behavioral
lected at a recent job fair at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics
scientists research the transmission, treatment, and prevention
Lab. More hires are expected soon.
of disease as well as develop programs that focus on subjects
such as sexually transmitted diseases, chronic diseases and
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINIS-
intentional injuries. Biologists focus on infectious diseases and
TRATION
the environment. Emergency Response specialists coordinate
The Drug Enforcement Administration
preparedness and response to hazards and disasters. Epidemi-
seeks qualified individuals—computer sci-
ologists focus on infectious diseases, occupational safety and
entists, telecommunications specialists and
health, chronic diseases, and other national health priorities.
information security specialists— for careers
Health education specialists work with diverse groups on
in their Information Technology program. IT specialists design,
subjects such as health, breast and cervical cancer prevention,
develop, and implement network systems for case manage-
diabetes prevention, and others. Health informatics specialists
ment, investigations, intelligence analysis, and administration.
help organize and distribute national health data and informa-
Specific assignments encompass analysis, application software,
tion, and health scientists’ research health-oriented work.
operating systems, network services, data management, Inter-
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